Mathematical Reflections Page 35. September 15th 2010 C.B. Big Idea: Observation and description of changes in the world around us are the first steps in finding and learning about patterns. Essential Question: What are some situations that we can describe as Variables? 1.) What are the advantages and disadvantages of a table?
Advantages
Disadvantages
· Easy to read · Gives exact information · Shows relationships between variables · Easy to compare data · organized
· Doesn’t give a lot of information · Not very visual
2.) What are the advantages and disadvantages of graphs?
Advantages
Disadvantages
· Very visual · Easy to compare data · Easy to read · Shows patterns and trends easily
· Hard to make · No exact information · No details
3.) What are some advantages and disadvantages of written reports?
Advantages
Disadvantages
· Gives lots of information · Lots of details · Easy to read/understand
· They take a while to write · Not visual
In this Investigation I found out many things about graphs, tables, and written reports. I found out that all of them have good and bad traits and that they aren’t good for using in all types of situations.
Page 35.
September 15th 2010
C.B.
Big Idea: Observation and description of changes in the world around us are the first steps in finding and learning about patterns.
Essential Question: What are some situations that we can describe as Variables?
1.) What are the advantages and disadvantages of a table?
· Gives exact information
· Shows relationships between variables
· Easy to compare data
· organized
· Not very visual
· Easy to compare data
· Easy to read
· Shows patterns and trends easily
· No exact information
· No details
3.) What are some advantages and disadvantages of written reports?
· Lots of details
· Easy to read/understand
· Not visual
I found out that all of them have good and bad traits and that they aren’t good for using in all types of situations.